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Heartseas..
I have nothing to send you. deareK.
On the day you make so sweet:
But if I could I would gat her
Roses to st rew at you feet:
Lilies to light your chamber
When t he gloaming gat hers iii.
And to sing you a song of h
Who neither toil nor spin.
The best I can bring .ou.'inN
Is the herb they call ieariseas
For you live with tier few 1nlit.
precious
Who seek not self to please.
But ever who live for ot hers.
And ever who make us: iv
Thanks to the Father in lleaven.
That wit Ii us lie lets them live.
To take each hour as lie sends it .
To count no moment lost,
To live in the light of sunbeam.
Never to think of the cost
This is to find-a blessing
As the soul beholds the Christ .
And never loses the heartsease
She gathers with ilim at t1io
A GILI)Ei) SIN.
BY CHARLOTTE M. BREAME.
CHAPTER VI.
A new life -a glorious new life,
bright, hopeful. pleasant, full of poe
try, full of wonder and romance: The
time came when Veronica began to
wonder what it was that had fallen
over her life. What was the dazzling
light that had fallen at her feet? Why
was it that from morning to night and
from night to morning she had hut one
thought-and that was about Marc
Caryll?
Christmas had passed now. and the
beautiful springtide had set in. The
air was balmy with the sweet breath
of flowers, yet Sir .lasper had not r
covered much of his strength. T he
doctors would not allow him to ret urn
to his duties: he must rest if he would
live. In vain the active. energe ic
statesman rebelled. le refused for a
time to submit. until, he saw the ab
solute necessity for it. Then he found
Lo-d Wynleigh of great use to him.
He had been returned as member for
Hurstwood, and had made his maiden
speech-to everbody's great surprise it
was simply a masterpiece of eloquence.
Sir Jasper gave up some of his duties
to the young politician, about whom
people prophesied great things.
The baronet was very pleased. It
had always been a source of sorrow to
him that he had no son to succeed to
his honors: but he loved the brave
young nobleman in whom all Kathe
rine's happiness seemed to be centered.
When despondent thoughts came to
him, he said to himself that he should
have a successor. He insisted upon
Lady Brahdon's taking Veronica and
Katherine to London for part of the
season at least, and nothing pleased
him better than to read her ladyship's
letters in which she told of Veronica's
successes and triumphs.
"The girl can marry whom she will."
wrote Lady Brandon: "her magnificent
beauty has brought all London to her
feet. She does not seem to care about
any one in particular."
Veronica had suddenly become fam
ous. Her rare style of face and figure.
her wonderful grace and musical voice,
had made her the observed of all. She
received more invitations than she
could possibly accept. Every one ad
mired and liked her. But, when Lady
Brandon had been in town a few weeks
she decided upon returning. Sir Jas
per was no better, and the doctor at
tending him did not think it advisable
that he should delay consulting some
eminent physician. So they went home
again, and, as he looked at his tw~o
daughters, the master of Queen's
Chace was struck afresh. Katherine's
animated loveliness and Veronica's
pale beauty seemed to have acquired
fresh luster. Those few weeks in town
had wonderfully improved Veronica
they had given a finish and elegance to
her such as can be acquired only by mix
ing with the most retined. She had en
joyed her visit, but not much because
Sir Marc was away. The season had
but little attraction for him. He was
not a man of fashion. A cruise to Nor
way had more charms for him than a
seasonj in London. He had written to
say that he hoped to pass through
Hurstwood in July or August. and
would very much like to spend a few
days there, to which Sir Jasper had re
plied by sending him a most cordial
invitation, guessing shrewdly what
was the attraction: so tliat Veronica
had that to look forward to. and the
knowledge of it made her profoundly
indifferent to all the homage offered
her.
The old bitter struggle was still go
ing on in Sir Jasper's mind. What
should he do? His heart was torn
with a thousand doubts, a thousand
fears. There was hardly an hour of the
twenty-four during which he did not
again and again review all his reasons
and doubts. Do as he would, one or
the other must suffer. Should it be
Catherine, the fair bright child, the
descendant of the proud Valdoraines:
or Veronica, who looked up at him
with dead Giulia's eyes? Which of t he
two should it be? Hie would have
given his life to save either. One thing
he had done. He had sent for a strange
lawyer, and had made another will. in
which he told the secret of 1 eromica s
birth, and left to her the grand inheri
tance of Queen's C3hace and Hurst
wood. That will be kept by him. Re
membering it, he was more at ease
whenever he thought of her.
He grew worse. The doctors did not
apprehend any immediate danger; he
was only suffering from over'taxed
strength. from ills that might be re
medied. ~He did not even keep his
room. Sir Jasper himself was more
alarmed than the people about him.
Strange sensations came to him. There
were times when he fancied, as he
walked through the shady garden
paths, that strange voices called him:
he saw strange figures mn his troubled
sleep, strange faces smiled at him from
the picture frames.
One day-how Veronica remembered
it afterward:-he had walked in the
grounds, an'd when the sun grew warm
he went into the drawing-room to r'est
on a couch. Veronica was there. lHe
asked her to read to him, and she did
so until he fell asleep: then she sat and
watched him thinking how v'ery ill he
looked, how white and sunken his face
was. Suddenly she saw his pale lips
quiver: he opened his arms as thougrh
to clasp'them round some one wvhom hie
loved, crying in a passionate voice
"Giulia, Giulia, my heart's love"
She touched him gently, and hiseyes
opened and look wildly at her.
"Giulia," he cried again. "where aim
I? It is you, and yet another.
"Sir Jasper," said V'eronica . "ou
are dreaming-you are ili."
He looked in bewilderment at her.
"Giulia's eyes," he said, "bt
another face. 'What does it mean.
"You have been dreaming,"' remairk-'
ed the girl quietly'. "Can I get any
thing for you? shall I bring Lady
Brandon?"
He gave a smothered moan.
"I-you are right. Veronica-I was
dreaming. No, do not call any one: I
want nothing. These Ju tne days are so
warm."
It was June then, when the days
were at their longest, and the bright
sweet hours were all tilled with beauty
-June, when Queen's Chace was a'
picture of loveliness, with its lilies and
roses, its rich green foliage and wealth'
of flowers. Veronica was t rouhled as
she looked at Sir Jasper. for she had
grown to love him. She remmbered
afterward how he awoke fromo a fewr
ed sleep and would have latlherinie by
Veronica's side. She remtembiered
every detail of that his last day 01n
earth. H~e would not go into t he miu
i-T h i . u't hke a t' her Ie'
'ke Is i' n 'r lit er -t i u .t m
nXnt t hub ohihv rjiaodi
ie t e t t i eu lo?? lf '' six l : .
blu. in t ! tha t 's 'l t i'A -
e'''a Ii l ove a .'!I 1 11t ' !olne
t f! itl * iit' 1~ c .all X I l ii 1y.'OX
wyorld1.
l ee lookd up lt ir 0 .it n h
'd',. Wen eenin cme. h '-e asdlt
(IeX hern i"osing al he d' 1' on11 t ho'
"have Von b kin tove s
\'eronica? fniedlhi ee tle
"weas. The. whe it w r
tig ine,'' heae y t i!'ilrin o im.
1% h atdI hvne ludisie and be
;n n 1111 care i t il I .. '1' U l 5115 Io
SaI i 1t' . CV i si 11' !t-,5I I''ll (s: n
v~ ''tans. hi' en t \ilLsa
gent t\ ' 1 by lt Ii de . . 1 ( Il de
drew her golden head dlownl on to heis
breast.
"My child. m arlind." l said.
"have 1 been kind to you?"
"Always. papa." sie replied.
"have you had a happy life-Nat -
teli m ie(- -a hap iy ife?"'
"Yes. ' shil ansered. "'apa y( u1
know that I have never t:td one mio
lient 's care or troubue, oil' maems
sad Olnss. ever slinte I was achivd.
--'hanik ile'i' e n forI Xitat:' ie said
gently. "If I shoul ti die. Katie- -die
and leave yon -would any one ever
make you think me unindll -eve'r make
youle med less? h
ings at the nlotion, "never- h
"Kiss me. Tfell mev you love me.~ he
said "Will you remo tliemer in the
aiter yea IS that I woIld hve igenhm.
life at'anytime to sae d from painon"
"e e i.reied Katrin. anyis
faint h is wil s aa .. !hrdayndar
ii1s round air nek. I love vou very
de"I y.ihpa." !he a aid. "miore. tha 1
esan ii ou, and I.am l"ngmg to: l ne
da y t ol etne whenl I you, will b(' siin'"
an"1 well aseabii."
Lter still. when Katherine was eo
intor troo he ealled henr 1 hiem.
and. taking the iright young fa e hle
teen is an-s. he kissed it
stirred evrt. m darling." he frs:
"anod may Ieaven ever bless ou
Soe wondered at the solemnity of I oe
words. little toea yin that she had
heard his voice for tre last time.
"You are not quite so well to-night.
.asper." said Lady Brandon.
"o." he replied. "'There is a
strange fluttering at my heart- I feel
faint -it will pass away. The day has
been so very warm. h
"I wish." said Lady Blrauldon. "that
you would consult Sir William Fletch
er: they say th lc shiie wleverest phy
sician in pngland."
"I will see about it." replied Sir
.Jasper.
It was a lovely June night, one of
those nights that never seem to grow
dark: air was rich and heavy with t e
odr of the sleeping flowers, the dew
lat sr( the white ioiest on the roses. on
the purple passion-flowers. the wind
stirred ever so faintly the fresh green
leaves. It was one of those nights when
it seemed i:lpossible to turn from the
sweet face of nature. Veronica had
stood for more than at hour at the
open window of her room, when one of
thes o serangae t sam hat frihend wa
wanted inSrJaprs'om
Vernica enerdarm.ttema'
chmer alt s a lae seemd veryti ill
miss,"y frnpised thepgrtmenbt he sw
wnero ro.sehad ndtnres. See
sina. wtoretter eveingressn ok ric
blac ted with cisolkn falowersShe
rave takn his diaceond starsmher
him, and thselokiing inaoes.l
old her that soemed stang crofabieds
thelose corrdor. lhe sifthen motn
lightlay ino ore ste interrup maing
everting ee rere yct ras. yer
Jape houd htve ore, she 1 buh:
stec erat 3ere mbst ofv shin bed,~
toe te~ do of his room-atom lih hne
tLad v Braninlt I er it no. Ihe look
edery pale an anxous.Sh~e hd with
whitei'dtresi-ow. andl wavseyng'
nervouslhewithonhe blues01 ribbons
"rIl do notv i underte.and t eoi,
hea whiseredic. "Si Jaspler aet for
'vo en for e-- aves ustpartou
fat . No oese evs o-come na He'
reoli so stange my oage half frigtened
Coin.'M ewo aew'nel
iVe eoa hnrd- hae ast tsma's
:hmer I't lawas arlan smaded:i
:tl feelerashfello arthent gra e aw n
thner an wistfeves, n tuhe, tevres
n the hands-witho itslentw haneingh t
;awgures onser-Sreaser.~ ith fae
rahe lookd ovn isteadtt daratd
wspa rofn chis eat She wenlit uptoe
smmer andhi lys brooing inoers l
:Si hr t aspntome l stnyureealed.
:emerets.i wast etween tem'i.nthi or
"Clse. dtnhso.' hes sa i "fasel rt
itieerely:ooe blminus wnrrut me.1k
iarg from paife, comein hise oIt is you
sh anilfllv tohforgive led im sav
innet ai'nst you: hI ~ ibut wha si nlay
liten ed wth menta bitter tears. thn
''So von whchvee ariedt o. 11lsar.
aild' er tolin-a ' sis srobded: withnd
Ivness ' ~ llghat I haI1 rdly kn w
iin my poo .arie. and the .I
le. ii erondX iJct, com' nere to me.distan
[if iavilet for iyou--k.I have alstor to
:ell Knemerdr I maynsoSll se Lyourl t
Ives-tixed on m tof theas. th ILardtimy
n.i Laried whom ite haei wrnged
ivet meOi1 iou heand- ilve a storyLto
he.lllu"dadlv.L
have natlay ws lovl saed:Iir aet 1 ~l
ts feeblXe asbellen a grad. fae.tOnl t
faithful wistou eyes an'' the ihm a t
vhie ihian:td -lell onte tw kneeling
igures.IlC hi ereast beauwtifA~u fac
i'd nLaey (rad' ~troubledirt Xfeate
I'he win. whoen it stirrd~niwt ai grati
sprayX11 of4I elematis ea' en aist the'X
\wn2 daugt. dead uil ia's child
iive longed so often 1o i ake yol h
i\ armiiS ainld tell vou so. I did :ni
lit' il \when e ii pl rs nt ispe red
nie oat xiui IIadI c"ost ' I ol lnr iher :i
ie ':but I I : . 1 (* llI . l
I ll i' Io 't i t
''1;t ' ; t".I ('I ' I l a\'t' ni Ili :
I'l l " i. 1 l; ic ; i j~\ !'tltll
ii\t '~ (l :i~ 1c tt (i'ri lil'
:l1. te e I k a Is ou rae n
"lntV ' n I have nciit~ th hpove nr1It
ht to vv. ii~r 1 t ling"(1 at lil'
ln S Iir ft .lasperi took I wha ll Ic'ei
romn unIder hIi s pillow.
"Thnere ilst anood.' ig e t
'T1.1" he Nan: " i' cris. liy poo
Ma rio. I snow you will feel. I feel i
sel: huit i annot I darit nt di,
Lad1 T have done justac 1n Gullia
:hild. It is the oaf our race Oni
that I hav( Heill er I he power nor st
ried.ht ' tocige pphat. failing a mal
beir, t he eldest daut er shall succee
You. 'ronic h sadon, are my eldes
la ughI er. so you e my l heiress th
heires of Queell's ('mitt' and tlle d(
main of f lurst wood."
"That cannot bie." cried Lady Brar
Ion--that is too ruel: it will ki
IKatherinet."
"i hope not." he said faintly. "I
is eruel IHeaven knows I feel it to ii
ie: bun. it must not.he done."
Lady Brandon had drawn her han
from his feeile clasp: her face iu e(
11ot ly: her eyes were full of anlgry tire.
".\d child shall n1o he rohheid." sh
(rid. "'I will appeal to all Englant
t shall not be."
" ll igland could not prevent il
.Marie." he said sadly. "'My elde.r
daughter mu1tst be my1\ heires:after m
deat she ircox liiBaroness hrand o
I amitmite powerless in the natter.e
"It is wickedly unjust.' crie La(
I wonder at you. Sir . asper-a-you wh
all your life have passed for a honol
able niai. YoU parcst not, oiu. i
an . t y Child I his wrond."
" I Ius..ll arie:" hel:said. Sadly. "'I )
nO reprrove you . i myi dt : I have (u
fered eniough0,. !,:st en. \'eronliIca. Thi
j.ily m ywill: in it you will tind repeat a
Ihe story hof my irst imarriage, -n I
yleat dill filnd hat I have made yo
hat yoil are ey heiress. I have wHad
tansomp e onroiio for Katherine
handlsomne provision. 'Marie, for von."
"You ha've robbed us!" cried Lad
Brandon. "What am I to sa to in
friends when they hear of this 'e
The baronet continued --
pT second parcel, Veronica, cor
tains .J the papers you will need t
prove your ientity- the certificate C
Iour mother's birth, marriage. an
deal (I. There is t he cert ificat e of you
hirt h also, and every other paper whie
your Aunt Assuntta thought necessar
to prove your claim. Take them, V(
ronica. Kiss mne, my daughter: ml
strength fails inc. Promise me On
thing in your mother's name-will yo
promisem Veronica "
With her white lips on his whi
were no less white. she whispered -
"I praoise"
"a e kind to my wife and Katherine
he said. "Protmise me. "
"I will," she replied. Then she rai
edt head. for a long quivering sig
from him frightened her.
"Go and fetch Katherine." he said
Kate- my own Kate "
"Are you worse .iasper" cried Lad
Brandon, forgetting her anger .n he
ear.
A sxxle that eronica never folr
:ame soen i aea etre to yoheai ~xei
"No, potose-better,"eheosaid
And heen ady now. Andn the inexdt mh
mentl-hepw ad deangad. tpa
TrnOn cied ut-NI
"H e isrdead-hns ead ~.' Beloica
The~.g ui he eldetreir.
hem. sid boa me andols.u eona
'bu ared thig hpened haers. iromes
)rea swea the.lco tays yof wihn
nionne ot of allihi made me
ittve shakyen to yunbeaie. Tea it
"I hoeomesad thernitha. te
Ands anay irfandeton shee th
'Aelripeand ra ne hast pan ldfs
ane ne ren wman Dern't elev hi
huem.an smhe was in try.t
"reamgthigs croue moing sh
ohm sid ad damhe durin thw
'buht ta three certan nuers inaNe
)n rzes in the hloery ofe lauhd
.usian rememered thc nmader m
nisoe hay the thin mdelif The ieit:
ion oneyi.coe ton wih ter
rehemes and ol hmabould make 'Su
nostw ay Inumaberso juthfo tun
he sadwhi fied.eNl.ems
''M friend pflaye ha an o fash
uored hegr woaou servantl ti
houe, lanh aou it. he gobt uj
reamnexthnOe morning wihashe ra
igh rthatmtre ctai number lham
ion fried ie tldtey him thahed
'unthe remeberedo the numbersman<~
reao m. downa sohe dreme
rien thng tod i'him abui. 'o'supc
hesadthi friends. 'Iigtgnvi stries ii
hsainel pfewai txhne finag
''omy find layed it alone again
irprse ranei o aot 300. He1' tolt
he old negrn aboutl it. Snxhe gotsui
hent uponing t h notnighe dram.
Ix frenebd the numbers. Agine me1
it triend same tanddown thxnantoha
irn the dayoefo ofn u' the ldoanb
area. andi~ that ah thuad dre am
hetn tdams.' lie said. 'N o.' sanc
'o'ithe friend. 'igtng neve streami
he smenetwc'
"Sfon my frid entyed alnd again
gaiwn alridhtS' again. andt h win
hings day (if btinon t100 he tneit
lhe old wogr ait, dramd. whnosh.
ct ip on thin third actuallg sheppn
ite e i sm-xx1 houras, and s'hesav
boy fitend etcnumbers thei suc
1ehe se mapeins dow tne a timelt
umsthe asr ofl his ifc the hdapb
ire 'tore tian awthousand prollri
a oeix n dreams. s1r have yet ian
thor tipe totgoin. Wn otyi
"i'No.'ostoaicei the ndh'nerm
I 'Wtllisir. b ad remark. .at steakh
f whirtune ly risn coplete and wat
int, ad.h whon' theu fie.s reoth
bid todavybe of tingcondiary number
RO. D. S. HENDERSON
Delivers an Eloquent Speech at Co
lumbia.
IGOHT PRINCIPLES DISCUSSEI.
i1e Stands Struarely 4r) the 1heinocrat
ie Pat tirin ant! in F::li Sympathy
\itV I t the P'opl4le in Their FIight
.ag inst C'.-:porat e G r"eael. .
The followinz speech was delive rd
by lIon. Ii. S. IIenderson at the cam
paign meeting in Columbia.
Fellow Cit izeii: The highest privi
lege I know of to be enjoyed by the
A mericann ciz/en is the exercise of the
right of suterage. To ask tihe bestow
leint of the fruit of that right on you
is to ask of vuir follow citizens a great.
deal: and it should not be lightly done.
A man who seeks public oiice with
in the gift of the people should endeav
or to leave behind --predujices and
passions: and hope to be of some good to -
the country and the people as well as
1to elevate himself. because we should
labor not simply for ourselves but for
e the melorat ion of the day and t ime in
- which we live.
I ami sensible of the fact that to
- ask the Sovereign people of the great
State of South Carolina the privilege to
Y represent them in the councils of the
Enited States Senate is to aska great
deal.I do not pretend to have any merit
- forthe place peculiar to myself ascontra
0 distinguished from the gentlemen who
- have entered the lists with me. I f a
l life begun within the State and spent
coit inialy within the public gaze for
the public good is to count for any
- hin;g I Oiler it to the scrutiny of the
5 people. I would nit desire to obtain
'i the oilice by any coontest of personal
t aitag'oni5il. mud slinging or brow
I heating: but shall endeavor to enter
e the canvass with the hope that the is
- sues involved will he calmly and dis
passionately discussed. One thing I
y know that in the consideration of the
y questions involved and pertinent to
.he matt ers before the people you will
at least know where I stand. so that
1- you can judge of my right to your suf
0 ferage. for it is due to the people in
f public discussion to frankly set, forth
I your opinions.
r There is no need to harrow up the
1 past unnecessarily and to bring to
r memory things that are settled. The
white people of South Carolina always
r have been Democratic, true to the
e faith of the fathers; and she always
it will be.
Last summer in an off political year
1 long before the time for the senatorial
election: wit h great blandishments the
seeds of discord were being sown
against the principles of the Demo
cratic party within this State: yea in
the entire South. Along with others,
1 answering the invitations of the peo
ple, I helped to pull out of the dust
- and cob webs of time the catechisms
of the Democratic faith and to read
v them anew to the people in the light
- they were understood by .Jefferson.
Jackson and Calhoun. It did not take
r long to ascertain the fact that the
hearts of the masses were all right:
.that the old time religion was good
.enough for them: that they were not
to be led away by new fangled ideas
3 and heresies: that they believed in pro
gress and advancement, in the infiux
of capital and enterprise in our midst
and its fullest and freest protection: in
the opening of the markets of the world
to its fullest extent by peaceable means
eto all classes and trades, but they said
tit then and they say it now empathti
Ically that in order to enjoy and perpe
tuate those advantages of the 20th
Cent ury progress it is not necessary to
become liepubl1ican. It is not neces
sary to forget the t radit ions and his
tory of this glorious country. won by
the blood of our fathers, in order to
adapt ourselves to the new methods of
newv timies. lt is our duty as a people
not to sleep and stagnate, but to ad
vance and progess taking advantage
of all the opening avenues of science1
and civilization. but at the same
time to take along with us the1
household Gods of our fathers and
the bed rock principles of Americani
Democracy, which were well defined
in the early days of the lRepublic as1
the reserved rights of the people. as
contra distinguished from the en
croachments of centralized govern
mnent.
There is no need to discuss settled
matters. Some things are settled but
some are not and never will be. .
When Lce surrendered to Grant. at
A ppromatox: and.Joe J1ohnst on to Sher-i
man at Greensboro: two things werei
settled as far as the terrible arbitra-(
menit of arms could do it. Beyond cavil<
it was tinderstood that never again in(
America would a human being be per
imitted to be a slave: and this unioni
became an "indestructible union," but I
a union of "indest ruet ible States." t
IThe legal status of the negro was
fixed. but the race problem was not
settled. Suddenly by the sellish
machinations of his quasifriends he
was emb)ellished with the principles of
itizenship before lie was prepared to I
exercise its functions. It. was then
forgotten that Anglo-Saxon blood rc
deemed this- country and it was to be.
theirs forever. The white man and
his axe cleared the primeval forests for
himself and his progeny. And they
will solve the race quest ion as easily as 1
they d id t he India n question, and with
mor-e humanity~knowing that the black
man, left alone will help to build up
the country: but Booker Washington
must. not expect to sit at the same so
ial board with us;.
"THIE INDEsTRUtCTIHLE UNtON.
That was settled beyond peradven
tuie. The parole of every Confederate
soldier who came home, foot sore and
heavy hearted, wore the impress of it.
The 'South has been faithful to the
decree and ever will be. She is part
of that union and a powerful part of it.
She has a share in its glory and power. ~
She should( and wvill perform her duity
manfully and otught to demand her
rights: and not be ashamed that she is1
the South and al'vays will be so, yet .
American in heart and souli. 5
But we are a union of "indestrue
tible States:" and therein rests our
ever list ing hope of freedom and liber
'The States are as indestructible as
the union ist
I 'wound it centers all the differences .
of thie great political parties of the
dr. It was so in the time of .Jelter- ~
soadl Ijamilton. It is today. It
waioped that the war would settle,
tha t ihe St ates were destrtnetible and
could be aLmalgamated withotit their t
s para te rights into a centralized na- t
tion: andtl tiirst t he Supreme Coturt of a
th Unit ed States leant that way, but
whether by the influence of freedom or
trade or~ self interest. the pendulum
hasswung the other way, and the lat
est ut terances recognize that imdestrue- ~
t ibie character.
T he Taruiff, the Trusts. I mpe rialism,
ther atre the burning issues of :he day, t
repiesent ing in their different aspectsf
lihe aintagonist Iie viw of the Demo -.i
crat ie and( ReCpublican parties issuing I
ott oif and revolving around the~ unset- n
IedI issue~ of the war: whlethe: or not t
t hi shal be a cent razized governinent a
aga-inist the people or one for the peo
pe: recognizing, respectinganid eiiforc- S
ngr ier wishes and rights-.t
T jhuat miattei shuld be viewved not
as a Northlerni or Southbern question, h
buti as an A merican question: and to i
hinaued by the yard stick wvhich ir
theheoesofthe Republic hewed out.
ita v.nm tleaog and Camden.t
THE TARIFF.
What is it? The Government does
ito collect taxes directly on property
.s in the States: but in its multi-formh
overnnental departments it must
nove. a nd it is supported 1by a tax on
Inports: and that tax should only be
o an extant that is needed t0 run tile
overnlent and no further, for the
iminple reason when it goes fiurther 1 he
onsmnier. the people. have to bear it.
The people must eat food: they must
Near clotlies and when they till the
oil it hey must use agri:ultural ituple
nents. and when thetarit is laid high
)u these necessities of life it oppresses
he people.
The orinciple oft he protective tariff.
or the protection of the producer and
iot the consumer. started in sect iona I
sim: and for the sake of building up a
:entralized government with an enor
nous surplus in the Treasury. to he
)eculated and plundered upon by the
'orde of oilice holders of the party iII
)ower.
The Democrat ic party has always
;tood against that.
The South 1. now that she is hecom
ing the great manufactu ring center
md wi l in the future be greater and
reater in that line, she should not for
et that the greatest good to the great
st number should rule: and not the
;elfish maxim of special privileges to
the favored few.
.Just at this time there is a great up
beaval at the North and West among
Republicans on the tariff. The great
x-porters of the country are being met
with the cries of retalitory tariff in
the countries where they are trading.
They are told that we will not trade
with you without a tariff if you will
not trade without us witho:it one.
Reciprocity is demanded by many
nd the tight is on even in the tyranny
with which Cuba is treated. Out
political wisdom dictates a raising high
f the banner of tariff reform and
tariff revision.
TRUSTS.
We hear a heap of these things in
sur day and time. They are the
natural outgrowth: the legitimate off
spring: the real progeny of the Repub
lican pet doctrine of the protective
tariff.
We never heard of such things in the
Democratic days of low tariff, but in
order to get on the inner ring of pro
tection, corporation buys up corpora
tion, stocks are watered, men turned
but of position, the number of laborers
reduced, competition throttled and a
tariff being placed on a class of goods
manipulated by the amalgamated con
:ern, all American consumers of the
product most bear the burden in pay
in the price.
The cry of the people now is and
)ght to be that Trust goods must be
on the free list. Let us stand firm in
that position; and there may be some
hope of bringing competition through
the foreign markets, if it be throttled
at home7>y the "captains of progress"
as the promoters of these giantic
engines of oppressions are callec.
As long as the Republican party is in
power we need never expect any re
lief on the line of Fedral legislation.
for their life depends on t-he money o1
the associated Trusts to be used in
campaign funds.
The show on the part of the Presi
lent to attack the infamous Beef Trust
and the Railroad Trust, known as the
Northern Security Companies, is but
bombast and show. The cry will come
that the Sherman Anti-Trust law is
not sufficient; and the Republicat
party will not extend it. The hope of
the people is in the exercise of the rec
served rights of the States; througli
their legislatures and cou.Its; and bet
ter than all else in the building up o.
ealthy sentiment on the subject.
I stand here as I have stood in my
place in the legislature opposed tc
those aggregations which throttle coin
petition and oppress the people
whether It be in the Railroad world
in the solution- of the transportatior
problem, in the industrial world, in the
anufacturing of goods, or elsewhere
in the sale of goods or the product ior
>f raw material.
The country cannot thrive if compe
it ion is kept down. The talk of prog
ress is a mockery, if the prosperity is
3ontfined to the few and the many are
ut of employment. It is t ue to cal;
i halt on this line.
The American people will no more
illow commercial despotism and
:yranny and absolutism, than they
vill allow governmental despotism and
:yranny and absolutism. They have
ften spoken against the latter in no
mcertain terms. They will speak~
igainst the former in more emphatic
~erms if the evil is not checked.
No one but the blatant demagogue
,ill cry against corporations as such
Ld against the investtment of capital
'- the purposes of trade and enter
rise in corporations. Business could
earcely be transmitted without such
ntermediaries. We hail the intrduc
ion of capital within our midst and
>ledge the good will of the State for
s protection to the fullest extent; but
orporations as well as people must
bey the law and when the first prin
iple of commercial life, competition
n trade, is threatened, then it is time
hat the law in its enactment and
>rosecution should be strong enough
o protect the people agains* corporate
ower in the shape of 'Trusts.
.SHIP sUBsIDIEs.
Akin to this trust question is the
hip subsidy question. It naturally
~rows out of the Trust idea, as the
rusts grow out of the high tariff idea.
t is all protection. Protection of the
avored by taxationon the people. It
s all Republican. Its details can be
iscussed at any time in the campaign.
~nough to say at this initial meeting
hat in its principle lies its condem
ation. The idea of spending mil
ions per year for a stated term of years
for the benefit of favored owners of
avored lines of vessels :n the name of
nilding up our merchanat marine is too
nonstrous to meet our approval. Even
he Republican managers have stopped
he iniquity in the House of Represena
ives as they find that the people are
evolting against it.
IPERtIALIsM.
rThe Republican party invokes for
he A merican people in its foreign
olicy the idea of imperialistic expanm
ion. A broad line of demarkat ion is
hus drawn between those in this Re
ublic who wish to adhere to the fun
amental principles of liberty estab
shed in the Revolutionary struggle:
d those who wish to sail in far of
eas. and own by conquest if need be.
ar off lands.
The difference is clear cut and un
listakable.
We ought t o adhere to the A merican
oertine and not espouse the Continen
al idea of dependent Colonial govern
ment. In 18:3 Mir. MIonroe promnulgat
d his rule of American action which
as become a part of inter-national
gulat ion and law, and surely if we
mbark in Oriental and Continental
equisitions and contests we relieve
he other nations of the world from
he implied obligation to respect the
lonroe doctrine: and the question of
he survival of the fittest.' is Ilung
'ide open even on American soil.
Expansion of trade is one thing. ex
ansion of territory with or without
be consent of the governed beyond
meican domain is another thing.
No appeal to religion, no appeal
trade, ho appeal to world wide
tie, can justify us in embroil
tg our people in European and
.siastic contentions and turmoils. The
tarkets of the world are open to us by
eaty rights: our trade Is expanding
rd improving. China. .Japan, the
rgentine Confederation and all of the
auth American States want our cot
>n goods and ask uis to enter. A nd all
e want is a lower tariti which will
elp us to make cheaper goods: and
ore confidence in ottrselves and energy
iputting o)ur goods before the world.
There is much in the old cry that
ac ontitution follows the flag.'
ot ii ha; other err that "trade follo. ;
the flag" is all rol. )nr goods will bh
sold in foreign ma rket.s if we mnake
them tosIuit foreign tastes, foreign ne
cessit ies: and we cal ake them cheap
er if we lake thet tarif oi' the kind o!
machine r t hat manufactunres thihemi.
It the capitalists of I he count ry have
mnort sul pius capit al toinvest t here airt
waste plaCes enough in Ilihe Soutl i t
build up: latent resources sutticien1
for development: and plenty of peopl'
to do the labor who are willing t o d(
it. Let it be spent here and not in dis
tant fields and far oil regions.
It is not my purpose nor is it neces
sary to enter into the discussion o
Slate issues and State policies. Thal
belongs to those who are seek ing essen
t ially State onives. Enough to say thal
I congratulate you and the people 0
the State on living in a period of har
mnry and good feeling. All shades o
fractional policy and discord have pass
ed away. Whatever of personal dif
ferenvces as to the candidates may exis
can he settled fairly in a primary. Th
white people are del ermined to perpet
uate their supremacy and if there ht
any who wish to embrace Republican
ism we are tolerant to let them do it
As for my own personal candidacy
have only this to say. 1 am in the race
for the United States Senate. in hl
exercise of an honest and laudable am
bit ion.
I 1 am running not for ornament's saki
or advertisement: but to win if possibli
by the exercise of all laudable means
and I ask the aid of the people of the
State. If elected I shall carry to ti
discharge of my high duties the bes
endeavors of which I am capable an<
the most earnest efforts to keep thi
grand old State abreast of the onwart
march of American enterprise ant
A merican progress.
BILL ARP'S LETTER.
He Tells a Story of a Dutchman ant
His Pipe.
We have at last had a glorious rain
After nine long sweltering week
without a drop to lay the dust o
purify the atmophere it came with
downpour and everybody is happy
The gardens will revive and the flower
will bloom again and the faners wil
rejoice, for it has come in time ti
save their languishing crops. Th
dear little sick child whom we have
been nuring so tenderly and watchin
for many days will now get well. MI;
wife or one of the girls is there da:
and night, but the dust and the hea
had almost overcome him when thi
rain came. We are all air plants an<
must have it pure.
Then again, I tried to take comfor
by reading the tribute that Charle
Francis Adams has recently paid t
General Robert E. Lee. It seems t
be getting quite fashionable to prais
Lee up there, but really I don't se
why they should single him out an
damn Mr. Davis and all the rest of u
and the cause for which Lee fought
I don't like any man who praises Le
and stabs Mr. Davis. Lee and Davi
were. like brother all their matur
lives. They were classmates at Wes
Point and during our civil war the;
were bosom friends and never disa
greed about anything.lt is a gross in
sult to the memory of Lee to slande
his closest and dearest friend. N
gentleman would do it. I have no
heard of Charles Francis Adams slar
der ing M1r. Davis, but we have goo
reasons to suspect that he belongs t
the Goldwin Smith and Roosevel
crowd for he voluntarily took com man
of a negro regiment during the war
and that a bad sign. No gentimal
would have done it. It was an evidenec
that he believed niggers would mak
war hell to us and they would kill an
rob and ra pe and burn out of revenge
No, I have no respect for this Adam
nor Lew Wallace nor any other mai
who commanded negroes during th
war. It was not human nor legit.
mate warefare. It showed venom ani
brutajity and malignity. What di
General Lee do before the war or dur
Iing the war or after the war that dl
not have. the hearty co-operation c
Mr. Davis? What did Mr. Davis d
that General Lee did not approve
Both were good soldieos and won thei
spurs. Both were devout Christial
members of the Episcopal church an<
Senator Reagan said of Mr. Davis
"IIe was the most devout Christian
ever knew and the most lovable man.
He was a conscientious believer in tb
doctrine of state's rights as expounde'
by Mr. Calhoun and while a lieutenan
in the United States army declared ih
would resign his comnand before h
would assist in the coercion of a sov
ereign state. The International Cy
clopedia says of him: "HIe was a grea
statesman and a true patriot, and hi
history will grow brighter as the year
roll on."' Bu t this presidential acci
dent says he was an arch traitor an<
arch repudiator and he hasn't the man
liness to take it back and apologise.
But here come some geniam
friends to call and see how I am get
ting on, for I am still suffering anm
need sympathy. When they come the:
bring good cheer and wit and anecdot<
and that is better than ruminating
about polities and niggers. W<
were talking about dogs arid on<
of these friends, who is a railroac
man, told us about a woman trying
to board a train dow.n in Florida anc
she had a little poodle dog in her arms
and the conductor said: "No, madam
you can't take that dog with you ir
the passenger car. It is against thn
rules." She ~vas a northern womat
with shari) features. Our southerr
women don't carry poodle dogs aroutnc
with them: they prefer a baby. Well,
she was very indignant and wantec
to know what she must do witli
her dog. "Put him in the baggage
car."~ said the conducter. As she
handed up the canine to the baggage
man she said. " Well, I reckon 1 car
ride where my dog rides." and she
went into the baggage car. The mar
was disgusted. lie tied the dog with
a little cord and she squatted on a box
near by. After they passed Sandford
she got tired, and untieing the dog.
took him in her arms and went back
to the smoker. That car was full of
jolly good fellows, but she demanded
a seat and they gave her one. She
took one-half and laid her poodle on
the other half. A jolly Dutchman
sat behind her and was smoking an
old pipe that gave an unearthly odor,
and as he talked and laughed with his
comnpan ion the tobacco smoke encircled
her classic head until she couldn't stand
it and she tuirned and said with a
snap. " No gentleman would smoke in
the presence of a lady." "Well.
madam." he said, kindly, "dis is de
smokin' car. It is not de ladies' car.
I is very sorry to trouble you wid mine
pipe and tobacco, but you had better
go back to the ladies' car. "They
won't let my dog go in there.", said
she. "Dot is very bad."' he said and
kept on smoking. By and by a vol
uminous cloud like that which came
fram the crater of Mont Pelee rolled
over her. and in her rage she seized his
pipe, jerked it from his mouth and
threw it out of the window. Every
body laughed and roared, and he join
ned in the merriment. "Madam, dot
is all die pii.e I ha gt. I was diye
to me in Sharm'ii. hii '.'u:1 Wo~d
turn deserves unotri. 'i(. be sci'.ea
her lit tIe siepflig doa. iit threizw him
screawi n i:) anger: sheit, u .b-,I him
over they be:.d with her umrlh('l.
Shet serr:la "...! .nd1 yt-,ib i for;'lt: I r,tiin
to sIto p. I s it :liii hnric t aIt&I
II u li' . i 0 I1' I.. 8i 8:i . 'l''1 .. !1 waIs
SOa kr'i . that. tilt' ;l'. i c amei
ru'nni'ng;' in ;mii so(.te passengers tiled
the d or. while the woman did the
talking. "My husband will meet me at
Orlando," she said, "and he will maul
the juice out of you, you bald-headed
rascal." "Yell. I will give him a
chance." said he. The train soon roll
ed up to Orlando. and sure enough the
woman's husband was there. She be
came violent and hysterical as she told
her wrongs and pointed out the man.
"Let him come out here." said the
husband, "I dare him to come' out
here." \'eli. 1 suppose I must see
about de light." said the Dutchm-m.
"and take de medicine. but I sh)re
don't vant no little guns ii it ior
butcher knives: I can iit 1;:;r..! i1...
mine fists." lie took off ais rom1L andt
handed it to a bystander. The crowL
increased. The corduct->r said h
a would stop the train f-r ten mfli:nlteS.
A ring was made for the men to fight
in and everybody was in a state of
high expectation. Here my friend
stopped his narrative and lit a fresh
cigar and commenced talking about
j something else. "But the tight," said
1 1. "what about the tight?" "Oh! there
wasn't any tight," he said. "Just as
they were about to clutchi somebody
cried out, '1; tok yonder! look yonder!
look down the railroad track." And
sure enough there cane the little dog
I running with all his might and he had
the Dutchman's pipe in his mouth. Of
course there was no right, for the
Dutchman seized his pipe and the wo
man her dog and that settled it. Now
s let the preacher tell n.'' And he
r did. There arc no better story tellers
i than our Cartecsville preachers, They
revive me whenever they come, for
I am sick at heart and can't get breath
s enough. Good letters from friends and
1 kindred come every day and my ever
thoughtful friend, Joe Brown, sent me
a the most beautiful spoon I ever saw
Georgia silver and Georgia etchings
and engravings. Blessings on him and
his house. BILL ARP.
DOES TOBACCO DISINFECT?
The Pros and Cons of the Question
s Considered.
3 Despite the fact that the gen era
3 public are continually being warned
3 of the evil effects which will assuredly
follow indulgence in soothing weed,
3 smoaking continues in much the same
S manner as usual. There can be no
- doubt that smoking to excess, or fol
e lowing the habit when young, is hurt
S ful to the health, and to some people
e a positive danger. The wisest way is
t to steer a middle course.
y There are, too, enthusiasts with re
gard to tobacco, and who attribute to
- the weed all the virtues under the
r sun. These eulogies, of course, are
0 as much in error as those who deny it
t any saving grace.
- A discussion was raised in an English
I lay paper or a recent date as to the
0 merits of tobacco as a disinfectant,
t and much interesting matter was
- brought forward. The Lancet was
,called to give, so to speak, expert opin
3ion, and further information on the
e matter was forthcoming.
e Tne~ belief that tobacco posesses ex
I traordinary properties in warding off
.certain diseases of a contagious nature
s is almost as old as the introduction of
. smoking into Europe. During the
e great plague tobacco was largely used
- for this pur pose, and children were en
I cou raged to smoak as a precautionary
I measure.
- "In 1888." says the Lancet. "Dr.
I Hlaul Tassinari of Pisa subjected the
f germs of various deadly diseases-such
. as anthrax, cholera, and typhus fever
? -to the action 0f dense clouds of im
r prisoned tobacco smoke. during periods
m of 100 to 150 hours, and he came to
I the conclusion that in most cases, and
:especially when large cigars had been
[employed as generators, the develop
'ment of pathogenic bacteria was
a either partially or wholly arrested."
I This experimenit~however, by means
h proves the case, for, as The Lancet
Ssays. no one keeps a cigar in his mouth
Sfor 100 hours at a time. Workmen in
- tobacco factories are often pointed to
-as examples of the disinfecting prop
t erties of tobacco. It is declared that
s they are immune from epidemics. On
s the authority of some experiments
-conducted in France, it woJuld app'ear
I that there are some farirly good
-grounds for this belief, but the inves
tigations have not been carried out to
I a surliciently wide extent to justify
-the parsing or any authoritative opin
I ion.
The matter is as yet subjudice. anl
will probably remain so for an indefi
nite period. Strong tobacco will keep
away iusects, and certain mild species
of mosquito. but that it wvill render a
Iperson immune to contagion is a the
ory that will not commend itself to
Ithe common sense of a sane man.
FRIEE SCH~OLARsHIPs-Converse Col
lege oilers tive scholarships worth 81l00
each, through the Federation of Wo
men's Clubs, to the tiv'e young ladies
in South Carolina who stand the best
examinations for entrance to the
Freshman Class. The date for the
examination has been fixed for .July
11. Any young lady wishing to stand
this examination in Orangeburg wvill
please send her namre. at once, to MIrs.
HI. C. Wannamaker,. President of Dixie
Club, Orangeburg, S. C.
TH E Republican slogan for the com
ing campaign is: "Keep on letting well
enough alone." This will be an
interesting campaign cry for the peo
ple who are unable to obtain meat as
food because of the exactions of the
trusts. It will also be an interesting
cry for tihe consumers generally wnose
income has undergone no material in
crease. but whose living expenses have
doubled because of the control which
the trusts hav'e over the necessities
of trusts.
IT is almost a forgotten fact that
we once had in this country a political
party of anti-MIasons. This anti-MIn
sonie party had a ticket in the field at;
the presidential election of 183:1. Wil
iam Wirt of MIaryland was its candi
date for president and Amos Ellmaker
of Pennsylvania its candidate for vice
president. This ticket of the anti
MIasons carried one State (Vermont).
thsgetting seven electoral votes.
Two Trramnps Killed.
A fr'eight tr'ain on the Norfolk and
Western rairoad was wrecked ten
nices wes;t of here Thursday by the
breaking of a car wheel. Forty box
cars were derailed and two wvhite;
tramps who were stealing a ride were
killed. They have not been identified.
GIe ASSISTANCE.
Sen:e Agrm' i Aj rlriaticn for
CThriPrksten Exposition Company.
5160.000 APPROPRIATED.
To HlIp tut the Brave People
Who Were Willing to u'ler
That Their City Should
1)u ring the comparatively brief
time the senate was in session Thurs
day Mr. Morgan of Alabama presented
the conference report on the isthmian
canal lhi. the house enniferees accept
ins.; the sen tt' uibstit ute. On motion
vu Lhe liauaaia sna itur, the report
was a r1' l' to witihout comment.
The -neritl dl~riersc bill. the last
of t14 hirtsiUnly met'U res, was passed
-am i:. . thout tebite. A slight
yue~a na :ae ag iretth appro
pr:. i.in 'f ..'0.000 for the Buffalo ex
('siton niroi vn.000 for trhe Charles
L:a ex LOi. iut ial, Nev were in
eluded in the bii. i'he measure also
airries .4o',Au for the payment of the
expeases of the last illness and death
of President McKinley, that amount
including the pay of the physicians.
When the appropriations of $500,000
for the Buffalo exposition and $160,000
for the Charleston exposition were
reached Mr. Bailey of Texas protest
ed. He insisted that if congress
should meet the present demands it
would be called upon to meet a still
larger deficit in the St. Louis exposi
tion lie thought it was a gross mis
application of public money.
Other senators. Mr. Hale, Mr.
Spooner and Mr. Teller, while they
sympathized with Mr. lHailey's views,
thought that the calamity which had
befallen the people in Buffalo in the
assassination of President McKinley
had much to do with the deficiency,
and should be taken into considera
tion.
Mr. Hale believed the example of
these cities would be a means of stop
ping the mad rush of cities for exposi
tions. He hoped that not again in a
generation would the government ex
tend financial aid to exposition enter
prises.
With the understanding that the
present appropriations were not to be
considered as a preceedent. Mr. Bailey
withdrew his objection and the amend
ments were agreed to.
By a vote of 18 to 30 the senate, on
motion of Mr. Money of Mississippi de
clined to consider the bill to revive
and amend the act which provides for
the payment of cotton seized by the
Union forces during the Civil war.
Back Numbers.
It is hard for some old politicians
to realize that politically speaking
they are dead. Among this number
may be classed Grover Cleveland and
D. B. Hill. Both of these gentlemen
made speeches in New York one night.
last week at the Tilden Club, and at
tempted to point the way to Demo
c'ratic success. Neither .uttered a
single clearly defined Democratic prin
ciple. A number of very noble patrio
tic sentiments were proclaimed by
them, such as all good citizens, Re
publicans as well as Democrats, can
subscribe to, but no issues worthy of
the name were set forth. .We fully
agree with the Spartanburg Journal
that the experience of the democ
racy when, these Jeaders were in
the saddle was not such as to
give them a very strong right to
advise the party now. The congress
which was elected in the middle of
Cleveland's last term (in 1894) was Be
publican by over 100 majority and
Hill was the same year defeated for
governor of New York by 154,000 ma
jority, reversing a Democratic majori
ty of 192.000. And that was before
Bryan or "Bryanism'' were ever heard
of. In discussing Cleveland's speech.
Clark Howell, of the Atlanta Consti
tution and Democratlic national com
mitteeman from Georgia, says "Cleve
land has never been a pacificator. The
Democratic party is far from politi
cal insolvency, but no one should be
offended by the suggestion that its
capital and prospects have suffered
serious' injury." He states that the
premise is true, but follows it with
a suggestion that it would have be
come the ex-president to have omitted
that, as Cleveland should know by
this time that the serious injury to
Democratic capital and prospects be
gan with himself and his administra
tion. Governor Beckham of Kentucky
says that no re-organization is need
ed, particularly not from the incon
stant. Josephus Daniels of North
Carolina says the D~emocrats would
be glad for Cleveland to come back
and undo the wrong he committed in
1896. This heC won't do. He expects
the dlemocracy to fall down on its face
and admit that it was in errar in 1896
and 1900, and this the democracy
wont do even to placate Grover Cleve
land.
A Woman's View.
Women abhor cowards and still
more sneaks, though I regret to say
they often endure cads in a way that
belies their intelligence and good
taste, says Lady Colin Campbell in
the London News. They have a quite
pathetic desire to look up to men,tofeel
their superiors in strength of body and
of mind, in calmness of judgment
and clearness of intellect. And it is,
indeed, a pity that men so often seem
to go out of their way to destroy their
most cheerful illusions. A bove every
thing a woman admires strength in a
man. It may be strength of body
she will worship a Hercules with the
brain of a guinea pig. It may be
strength of inellect-she will adore a
savant with the body of a Gibbon
monkey. It may be strength of
character-she will break her heart
for a politician or a financer who is
unswervingly wrapped up in dreams
of personal advancement, and who
possesses no more heart them an
yster. But strength in some form
the craves unceasingly. It is a hered
tary instinct that has been be
ineathed to her through Eve's disap
ointment when Adam was tried in
he balance and found vranting. Wo
nian, secretly conscious of her own
hysical wveakness and lack of intel
ectual strength, demands strenth
from man to make up for her own de
~ciencies. Even the strongest women
~trong in body and mind, well balanc
~d as Atheme herself, though they
nay shield and protect the weakness
f the men- they love and stoop to help
hem, will never do so without a secret
eeling af(contempt which is distruc
:on of all ideals. Man. in spite of
hat deplorable start made by Adam,
as intended to be woman's protector
n/ refuore from all harm.